Rivalry time for No. 13 Oklahoma, No. 15 Texas

Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops gestures as he answers a question during an NCAA college football news conference in Norman, Okla., Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Having avenged last season's loss to Texas Tech and moved on from the first loss of this season, No. 13 Oklahoma faces a pivotal Red River Rivalry showdown Saturday against No. 15 Texas as both teams try for the conference title. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Just walking down the tunnel to the field is a lifelong memory for most who play. It's a chance to stare down your bitter rival while the most boisterous of fans rain down a mixture of insults and praise.

"You come out, you're on the OU side and you run down the field and you go take your knee, say your prayer and you're right in a sea of orange," King said. "You know they're just saying some of the most inappropriate things. But I'm sure our fans are saying inappropriate things to the Texas players when they're walking out."

And that's all before the game even gets started.

The Sooners have won the last two meetings. The Longhorns had claimed four of the previous five showdowns.

Brown's Longhorns were also off to a promising start a year ago when Oklahoma delivered a reality check by scoring three defensive touchdowns in a 55-17 blowout. Texas scuffled to another mediocre season, by its standards, but emerged from the Holiday Bowl with David Ash appearing as though he has finally stabilized the quarterback position.

So far this season, he's been far from the biggest problem for the Longhorns. He's third in the nation in passing efficiency and has thrown for 11 touchdowns with only one interception. It's been a talented defense that hasn't lived up to expectations, and the placekicking has been a question mark, too.

"It should be a great matchup, where last year we laid an egg in the OU game because they played much better than we did," Brown said. "There were a lot of turnovers, and we were out of the game before we even got in it."

For Oklahoma, quarterback Landry Jones is on the brink of setting the school record for wins. He's 32-8 in his career and his next victory will push him past Steve Davis, who went 32-1-1 and won two national championship in the 1970s. Jones can also become the fourth Sooners QB to go 3-0 as a starter against Texas. He also relieved an injured Sam Bradford in the 2009 loss.

Whether Jones performs like the school's winningest quarterback or is turnover-prone, as he was in the loss to Kansas State, could go a long way toward determining the outcome.

"They're going to get their shots, we're going to take our hits and it's just going to be who keeps swinging is going to win this game," Sooners defensive end R.J. Washington said. "Who wants to fight more than anyone else?"